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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Susan Montoya Bryan

A drying-up Rio Grande basin threatens water security on both sides of the border

Rio Grande Shrinking Supplies - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

One of North America's longest rivers, the Rio Grande — or Rio Bravo as it's called in Mexico — has a history as deep as it is long. Indigenous people have tapped it for countless generations and it was a key artery for Spanish conquistadors centuries ago.

Today, the Rio Grande-Bravo water basin is in crisis.

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